______,Use very ripe bananas, 5 is best. In a large bowl, mash bananas.,Add eggs, vanilla, and applesauce and blend.,Add dry ingredients and stir well. (1/2 cup Splenda Plus for baking may be substituted for sugar).,Dissolve baking soda in milk. Put this in a container bigger than one cup. It will foam up a lot.,Add milk mixture to rest of ingredients and mix well.,Fold in nuts and pour into greased pans.,Bake for about 1 hour and 5 minutes depending on your oven. Start checking for doneness at 55 minutes. (especially with Pyrex pans),For a moist bread, a toothpick should come out almost clean. Totally clean will mean a dryer loaf.,After removing from oven, let cool for 15 minutes and remove from pans. Bread will freeze nicely.